he has discussed the euro review, including all -- the thorough review that has been undertaken by the u.s. government to determine whether the individual poses a threat. to recap, the standards that i have described today or which we have strengthened over time reflect our commitment to ensuring the individual is a legitimate target under the law , determining whether he poses a threat to u.s. interest, determining whether the capture is feasible, our ability to act unilaterally in foreign territory, having a high degree of confidence both in the identity of the target and making sure innocents will not be harmed, and engaging in additional review. going forward, we continue to strengthen and refine the standards. as they do, we look to institutionalize our approach more formally so that the high standards we set for ourselves into her over time -- ednndure o ver time. as the president said, america must be the bearer of standards. we need to have greater conspiracy. i have made a sincere effort to address the main question that citizens and scholars have raised regarding the use of t